How the F-105 got the name “Thud”
The F-105 became affectionately known as the “Thud” by those who flew and maintained it, whether it was due to the sound of 50,000 pounds of metal violently impacting the…
The F-105 became affectionately known as the “Thud” by those who flew and maintained it, whether it was due to the sound of 50,000 pounds of metal violently impacting the…
B-52 #60-0036, one of the two B-52H bombers that launched the D-21 drone as part of Project Senior Bowl, with the nose art The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air…
The plane was given the nickname “Blackbird” after being painted all black. Before Gary Powers’ U-2 was shot down, work on a ground-breaking espionage plane had already started at Lockheed’s…
Due to the facility’s emphasis on bombers in the 1940s and 1950s, the neighborhood gave it the nickname “the bomber plant,” which still lasts today The Air Force Plant 4…
Alvin S. White, a North American test pilot, and Col. Joseph F. Cotton piloted the XB-70 Valkyrie, which took off from Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and landed at Edwards…
The aircraft designated F-105F Wild Weasel III, took over as the USAF’s primary SAM suppressor during Operation Rolling Thunder in the summer of 1966, replacing the F-100F Wild Weasel I…
The plans were given to the nonprofit organization The People’s Mosquito, which used them to repair a de Havilland Mosquito so that it could fly again The Telegraph reports that…
The 10,000 pounds Mk I bomb known as “Little Boy” dropped out of the bomb bay as the Enola Gay lurched. On December 17, 1944, the 509th Composite Group was…
During the Vietnam War, the Skyraider’s primary tasks included providing CAS to ground forces and protecting helicopters that were recovering downed airmen in hostile territory The Douglas AD Skyraider, which…
With 68 bullet wounds, a shot-out windshield, and holes through the rotor blades, Jolly Green 22 managed to escape the trap During the Southeast Asia War, the U.S. Air Force…